Yeah - bottom line is that you have to check with the manufacturer 
(sometimes doable on the web) to see their formulation.

Put this task back on your pharmacist.

As for lactobacillus - only a good idea if you're not allergic. Every 
lactobacillus alternative I've found contains milk proteins.

Mark


At 09:53 AM 2/26/2008, you wrote:
>Well, the "mycin" products are a whole line of antibiotics.  And it all
>depends on the manufacturer whether or not lactose is used as an
>ingredient.  I have in the past had the pharmacy check several mfgs
>package inserts to see if they could find one that didn't use lactose
>for a specific antibiotic - sometimes successfully, sometimes not.
>Fortunately for me, I have usually been able to manage the antibiotics
>w/ lactose by having a lactase pill with each dose.  So far . . .
>
>Also, I have taken to having lactobacillus acidophilus (spelling?) along
>with antibiotics - they tend to be non-discriminatory about what they
>kill off in your system, and I find the acidophilus helps my stomach.
> > Thanks for letting me put in my 2=A2.
> >